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Brand to be used for presentation and promotion of country’s tourist resources The requirements list on the tourist brand’ development of Belarus will be approved in April. Belarusian and foreign experts can take part in the creative competition. The opinion both of professionals and public at large will be taken into account. Belarus plans to create its tourist brand to the end of this year. It will be presented together with coming sport events – the 2 nd European Games and the World Hockey Championship...

Project to promote partnership relations between countries A kayak water tour route is going to connect the border regions of Belarus, Poland, and Ukraine. The initiative «The Boog connects us» was adopted among 17 projects in the topic «The Heritage» and will get a grant of 1 million 285 thousand dollars. The project envisages creation of a kayak water tour route of in total 800 km. It will pass through the bordering regions of the 3 countries. There are plans to create tourist recreation sites...

... clay in a remote village and became a popular video blogger. Now he has 13 thousand subscribers from almost all CIS countries and Europe. Behind an unconventional initiative is a big business idea: to create a whole hobbit village for purposes of eco-tourism.

List of museums with free or discounted admission to be expanded Project «Minsk Guest Card» is going to broaden its format. Within two months, the cards without an urban transport pass will be available in shopping malls and news-paper booths. Its combination with the electronic pupil's card is being worked out. The list of museums with free or discounted admission will be expanded. As of now, the «Minsk Guest Card» covers 11 museums and the Zoo.

Cultural and discovery tourism among most popular The very same day the year before the five-day visa-free regime of entry through the National Airport Minsk began to operate in Belarus. This opportunity was used by about 55 thousand people from 67 countries. Most of the ...

Grodno «guest card» to be launched next Tourist passports have been launched in Grodno. Though unofficial, its is quite useful. Its 30 pages contain up-to-date information on hotels, countryside guesthouses, apartments and hostels, as well as tourist attractions. The «passports» are available in three languages, Russian, English, and Polish. Additionally, they make a good souvenir. So far about 5 thousand such passports have been published. They are to be distributed among tourists during promotions...

Minsk to offer tourists new excursions in English Belarus' capital Minsk will offer its tourists new excursions in English. As 2018 has been declared the Year of Belarus' tourism in China, more attention is also paid to Chinese tourists. 14 guides have been certified to hold tours around Minsk in Chinese. Information boards in the Upper town and sight leaflets have Chinese-language sections. The Minsk tourist portal got ...

Special QR-codes to find out more about Brest sights Brest city will have special guest cards for tourists. It will allow them to get discounts in stores and museums. A similar project was launched in Minsk a week ago. Special QR-codes in sport facilities, hotels, and historical monuments will help guests find out more about the sights of Brest city. Since the beginning of the year, more than 260 tourists have already visited the Brest region visa-free.

US State Dept recommends list of safe countries for visiting Belarus is in the category of safe countries for tourists coming from the United States. The US State Department has published a list of countries for its citizens, with visit recommendations. Among the risks that were taken into account there were the crime rate, threat of terrorist attacks and possibility of natural disasters. Belarus fell into the first category with normal precautions. The countries of the fourth category include...

Belarus in talks with several countries over visa-free regime Belarus is in talks with several countries over visa-free regime. The government session at the Palace of Independence has discussed ways of facilitating visa regulations for foreigners. Last year 80 000 tourists took advantage of the visa regime liberalization, in particular, of visa-free stay for up to 5 days via Minsk National Airport. Now the government suggests the extension of the period of visa-free stay in Belarus. Negotiations...